Sarah Shorter Hunter commonplace book

Collection

Identifier: W-0019

No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Shorter began this book as a young, unmarried woman in the 1830s. She used an album, printed by J. C. Riker, New York, that contains several prints of primarily New York-related engravings. The book contains recipes, poetry, quotations, notes from friends and family, and news clippings.

She numbered the ninety-nine pages and included an index to the recipes. Examples of dishes and household items include beer, fried eggplant, tea cakes, numerous puddings (apple, potato, transparent, boiled, and others), milk toast, baked tomatoes, and cologne.

The only recorded date is 1835, but the book contains clippings from the 1890s.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1835-1894

Creator

Hunter, Sarah Shorter (Person)
Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Sarah Elizabeth Shorter was born in Georgia around 1814. The daughter of Reuben C. and Mary Shorter, Sarah and her family moved to Eufaula, Alabama, around 1837. She married John L. Hunter, and they had two daughters: Sarah and Mary. John Hunter died in 1847. Sarah's date of death is unclear.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Commonplace book of Eufaula, Alabama, resident containing handwritten recipes, poems, quotations, and notes. In addition, the book includes a small number of newspaper clippings.